diary Archives - Gordon Frickers Marine Art

Vendée

21 January 202120 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Here’s a reminder of summers to come Vendée one of the sunniest parts of #France as a January gale rages outside my snug home.

Vendée 2, Antidote to January blues !
47 x 62 cm (18,5″x 24,5″)

Available £/€ 500.

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Mermaids

14 January 202114 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Mermaids, questions answered on an all new page as asked by the famous author Simon Young, a British folklore historian based in Italy.

Simon wrote to me “I’ve been sent, by a colleague, the name Mermaid’s Pool on Kynance Cove and the earliest reference I can find is to a painting you did there. I just wondered if you could tell me anything about the name or its history“.

My answers are on the all new page ‘Mermaids‘.

Mermaids

If legends, mermaids and Cornwall interest you, don’t miss this new read about ‘Mermaid’s Pool’, the painting by Gordon Frickers, 40 x 50 cm (16″ x 20″) !

Arctic Convoy to Murmansk, “PQ 13, Frozen Fury”

10 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

News about my historic painting “PQ 13, Frozen Fury” as used on the front cover of the book of the same name :

40 x 50 cm (16″ x 20″), £ 1.000, offers to me please, commissioned by an eyewitness and survivor of PQ 13, Mr. H. Mills.

I’m advised by a descendant, this very unique painting is be offered for sale and have been asked to act as the owner’s agent

He is asking £ 1.000, offers to me please, thank you :

Antidote to frost 🙂

9 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Frost, – 4 tonight here, my antidote to frost.

Job Satisfaction

9 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

To share with you, for Sir Robin Knox-Johnston and me.

While writing to Robin this evening I found myself including in my text for Robin :

“I still sell the occasional print of “Roaring Forties”, 2 last month, one to Devon the other to California.

How was it for you?

1 January 20211 January 2021 by Gordon Frickers

Here 2021 in France is so far very good. How was it for you on this first day of the new year ?

A ‘French’ lunch, 13.30 to 18.30 with Anglo French foods and very French wines, so I suppose that is a success

As several of our friends where not available for the 31st of ‘that year 2***’,

In consultation with my English neighbour Matt who insisted upon marking the occasion, we opted for a new year mini fete on the first, my house being the venue.

Past present

22 December 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Father & son 14.02.1972, Frickers and Frickers, a deco at a distant past. A very few of you, Michael Baker, James Thomson, Robert Harrison and a few more who know me from days way astern may be amused to see this ! A dear friend of mine was sorting out some old photos and kindly sent … Read more

Catastrophe?

2 November 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Can you live without your internet ?

I am about to loose my internet connection, again, a week of problems.

Troubles I already have, I don’t need more !

I don’t know for how long.

I am trying to exchange my Orange Livebox which is often a Deadbox, for the new model.

Very poor service from Orange is not helping and wasting much of my valuable time

Mayflower Plymouth 31.08.2020

5 September 20205 September 2020 by Gordon Frickers

This painting of Mayflower Plymouth, England has been chosen as a subject for new video being made in the U S A by Frank Muller.
The video to be a blend showing some of how this painting evolved.

Painting available, 60 x 90 cm (23 5/8″ x 35 3/8″), £/€ or U S $, 5,000.

As I write this painting is now 98 % complete so another picture will follow on this one very soon.

THE Mayflower Plymouth, England, a new painting of one of the most famous and influential ships in all human history.

The location is Plymouth, England, carefully researched to show old Plymouth, as it was in September 1620.

Cornish Scones

5 September 2020 by Gordon Frickers

Scones are quick and easy to make; so I’m told.

That’s not quite my experience with making scones …

These, my third attempt turned out as a variation on Rock Cakes …

Maybe to much egg used?

Anyone know how ‘perzacerly’ how to make real Cornish Scones, which flour and other ingredients …?